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  • Ørsted raises its own 2030 offshore wind bar to 30 GW

    2 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    Ørsted has decided to accelerate its global build-out of renewable energy and has now set a goal to reach around 50 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2030, of which 30 GW will come from offshore wind. Reaching this target will see the company investing approx. DKK 350 billion (approx. € 47.07 billion) until […]

  • Ørsted and US labor union kick-start offshore wind workforce transition

    18 November 2020
    Business & Finance, Human Capital

    Ørsted and North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop the next generation offshore wind workforce in the U.S. The partnership will create a national agreement designed to transition U.S. union construction workers into the offshore wind industry, in collaboration with the leadership of the 14 U.S. NABTU […]

  • Keel laid for first Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel

    17 December 2020
    Vessels

    Dominion Energy has laid the keel for the first Jones Act compliant installation vessel for the U.S. offshore wind sector. The vessel, designed by GustoMSC, is being constructed by Keppel AmFELS at its Brownsville, Texas shipyard. It will base operations out of Hampton Roads in Virginia and is expected to be available to support turbine […]

  • US wants info on offshore wind transmission system integration research needs

    1 December 2020
    Authorities & Government

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a Request for Information (RFI) process regarding the research needs for integration of large-scale offshore wind energy generation into the transmission grid. The purpose of the RFI, issued by DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), is to solicit input from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and the […]

  • Rystad Energy: Global installed offshore wind capacity to grow by 37% in 2021

    4 February 2021
    Business & Finance, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy

    The world’s installed offshore wind capacity rose by 15 per cent in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year will see a 37 per cent growth in global installed offshore wind capacity, according to Rystad Energy. Major contributor to both last year’s and this year’s growth is China. The country is expected to ramp […]

  • Finnish offshore wind developer probing up to 500 MW extension project

    21 May 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Finland’s Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy is exploring the possibilities of expanding the 44.3 MW Tahkoluoto wind farm offshore Pori. The extension project is in a preliminary study phase, with the environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure and the zoning about to begin, the developer said. The proposed extension project would have a capacity of between 300 MW […]

  • Ocean surveys kick off at 2.6 GW Virginia offshore wind project

    23 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    TerraSond has started conducting geophysical studies at the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project lease area. TerraSond began the work earlier this month at the 112,800ha site 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach where the 2.6 GW project will be built beginning in 2024. The surveys will provide the geological, biological, […]

  • Rotech Subsea wraps up cable burial at Walney offshore wind farm

    20 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Rotech Subsea has finalized a cable burial scope at the Walney offshore wind farm for Ørsted. Rotech Subsea was contracted by the global offshore wind leader to provide its TRS1LD Jet Trenching tool, equipped with HP jets, to carry out the cable burial at Walney in the Irish Sea. The subsea spread of equipment was […]

  • STX France Solutions Receives DNV Certification for Offshore Wind Jacket Design

    11 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    STX France Solutions, subsidiary of STX France, specialized in the Offshore Oil & Gas and Marine Renewable Energy Engineering – has just joined the privileged club of certified specialists of the offshore wind foundations market. The innovative jacket design launched by its R&D team has received the approval of DNV, international certification body considered as […]

  • UK: JDR’s Cables for DONG Energy’s Gunfleet Sands Offshore Wind Farm

    13 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    JDR Cable Systems has won its first ever offshore wind farm export wire supply contract. Danish developer Dong has selected the subsea inter-array specialist to manufacture a 12km medium-voltage link for the two-turbine Gunfleet Sands demonstrator. The cable is being produced in JDR’s Hartlepool facilities and will be finished by the end of next month […]

  • UK: Crown Estate Identifies Opportunities for Cable Suppliers in Offshore Wind Market

    31 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The Crown Estate has issued a study highlighting the opportunities that exist for suppliers to address the current gap between anticipated demand and currently available supply of export power cables for offshore wind farms. The study identified that current manufacturing capacity does not meet the needs of developers, both in UK and in the rest […]

  • Norwegian oil firm building world’s largest offshore wind farm in UK

    20 September 2019
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The world’s largest offshore wind farm development to be built 30 km east of the Yorkshire Coast in the UK North Sea.

  • Norway: DNV Launches Design Software for Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbine Structures

    30 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

      DNV is launching new design software for ultimate strength and fatigue analysis of offshore wind turbine structures – Sesam GeniE Wind. Building on 40 years as a leading design tool for engineering floating and fixed offshore structures, the new Sesam module uniquely addresses the wind industry’s need to model the combined effect of wind […]

  • Denmark: Marine Species to Benefit from Anholt Offshore Wind Farm Project

    15 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Due to extensive utilisation for, eg harbour piers and coast protection facilities, rock reefs have become a rare natural element in Denmark. And this is a shame for the large variety of flora and fauna that lives on and by the reefs. Now, lobsters, crabs and a neumber of fish species will benefit from […]

  • LA NAVAL Shipyard: Spanish shipyard geared for future offshore wind projects

    16 October 2012

    Sestao-based LA NAVAL Shipyard has not been taken aback by the withdrawal of a newbuilding order by the financially troubled German offshore wind farm developer and shipowner BARD Engineering. It continues developing multipurpose vessels fit to assist installations of wind turbines. Relying on capacities and experience in meeting special requirements for jacking systems, huge capacity […]

  • DONG Halts Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore Wind Farm Development (Germany)

    22 October 2012
    Storage

    Development of the German Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm has been suspended by DONG Energy, due to grid connection issues associated with the grid operator TenneT TSO. TenneT has not provided a firm date for laying the offshore cables, DONG Energy says. On the other hand, the grid operator explains that it cannot cover […]

  • Seagreen Submits Applications for Two 525 MW Offshore Wind Farms (UK)

    24 October 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Seagreen has submitted applications to the Scottish Government for consent to build and operate two 525 Megawatt (MW) offshore wind farms in Phase 1 of the Firth of Forth Offshore Wind Zone. The applications were formally submitted to Marine Scotland, the Scottish Government directorate responsible for marine licensing and planning. Marine Scotland has confirmed acceptance […]

  • GlobalData Publishes Report on Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Companies (UK)

    30 October 2012
    Research & Development

    “Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Companies – Profile and Project Overview” is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of major offshore wind turbine installation vessel companies. The report profiles twelve major vessel companies operating in the offshore wind turbine installation market. Companies profiled in the report […]

  • USA: New Jersey Proposes Offshore Wind Sales-Tax Exemption Bill

    24 September 2012
    Authorities & Government

    A new bill that goes in favour of offshore wind development in the U.S. was put before the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday and received bipartisan support, the NJ Spotlight news site informs. The new bill, sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan, proposes sales-tax exemption, eliminating sales taxes on materials and equipment for manufacturing […]

  • The Netherlands: EIB Considers EUR 500 Million Loan for Offshore Wind Project

    27 September 2012
    Business & Finance

    An offshore wind project, worth a total of EUR 2.6 billion, could get a EUR 500 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The developer, Typhoon Offshore BV, plans to build the 600MW offshore wind farm 85 kilometers north of the Dutch island of Schiermonnikoog. Once built, by the end of 2015 or the […]

  • UK: Bechtel, Subsea 7 Team Up for Offshore Wind and Transmission Projects

    8 October 2012

    Bechtel and Subsea 7 announced today that they will work together to develop offshore wind and associated transmission projects in Europe, including the UK and Germany. The non-exclusive joint approach provides customers with Bechtel’s unmatched experience designing and building some of the world’s most complex projects and Subsea 7’s global expertise in seabed-to-surface engineering and […]

  • Coalition MP Expresses Support to North East Offshore Wind Industry (UK)

    14 November 2012
    Authorities & Government

    Redcar MP Ian Swales has expressed the Coalition Government’s commitment to the offshore wind industry. The Liberal Democrat MP met with Alex Dawson, Chairman of Energi Coast, close to the new Teesside Wind Farm ahead of the Government’s new Energy Bill, which is expected to be published before the end of November. Ian Swales MP […]

  • SGS Takes Part in RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2012 in London, UK

    9 May 2012

    SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, will attend the 11th RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2012 Conference and Exhibition held in London, UK. For the duration of the event, running June 13-14, 2012, SGS’s team of experts will showcase the wide range of services it offers to the renewable energy industry at […]

  • Sweden: Jan De Nul Lands Kårehamn Offshore Wind Farm Contract

    13 May 2012

    In the Swedish part of the Baltic Sea, in close vicinity of the city of Kårehamn, E.ON has ordered the construction of a wind farm consisting of 16 wind turbines. The contract for the design, construction and installation of the 16 foundations was awarded to Jan De Nul in 2011. These foundations are constructed on […]

  • OGN Group to Showcase Its Expertise at RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2012

    15 May 2012

    Aquind, a subsidiary of OGN Group, one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore wind energy sector is to exhibit at the RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2012 Exhibition. You can visit stand 436 to meet the Aquind and OGN team and find out more about their capabilities as a leading EPC contractor […]